VietNamNet Bridge – Artists inspired by the country's islands and territorial waters show their work at an exhibition entitled Nation's Border, Sea and Islands, which has opened in Ha Noi.

The mosaic La Co (National Flag) copies an artwork made from tens of thousands

of coloured ceramic tiles on Truong Sa Lon Island.

The exhibition showcases 160 paintings and sculptures made from various materials, the result of creation camps and field trips to various coastal regions and islands.

"Organising an exhibition is a meaningful activity to encourage coast guards and residents living at border regions to contribute to protecting the nation's sovereignty," said Pham Kim Binh, chairwoman of the Ha Noi Fine Arts Association. "I appreciated the quality of the artworks displayed at the exhibition."

"Through them, the artists expressed their patriotism and responsibility to the nation," she said.

Painter Thu Thuy, who worked on the Ceramic Road in Ha Noi, presented a painting of the national flag she made from pottery in Truong Sa Lon Island in the Truong Sa (Spratly Archipelago) which was inaugurated in June.

She spent one year creating the flag at Bat Trang Village, Ha Noi. The process involved bringing 300,000 ceramic pieces to the island and combining them to create the 310sq.m flag.